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MISS MELVILLE RIDES A TIGER.

Smith, Evelyn E., · 1992

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The Crime Club / Harper Collins, London, 1992, 1st edn., 198pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper by Colin Thomas, pages tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbing and creasing at extrems., sl. surface scratches upper panel, very good plus in a very g...

AT WINTER'S END.

Silverberg, Robert, · 1988

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Gollancz, London, 1988, 1st edn., 404pp, yellow cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Shay Barsabe, tiny bump fore-edge lower board, edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

A WOMAN LIKE THAT.

Shreve, Susan Richards, · 1978

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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1978, 1st edn. UK, 244pp, ochre cloth lettered in gilt at spine, dustwrapper by Craig Dodd, edges tanned, dustwrapper: sunned at spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

CHEAP LIVES.

Sher, Antony, · 1995

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Little Brown and Co., London, 1995, 1st edn., [xii], 246pp, coloured endpapers, 5 in text drawings by the author, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Anthony Sher, tiny surface rub on upper bd., dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, light vertic...

WINDMILLS OF THE GODS.

Sheldon, Sidney, · 1987

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William Morrow, New York, 1987, 1st edn., 384pp, coloured endpapers, ivory paper covered boards backed with navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd decorative head and tail bands, decorated lettered dustwrapper by Honi Werner, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned...

BEGGAR MAN, THIEF.

Shaw, Irwin, · 1977

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Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, 1977, 1st edn., 372pp, dark blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper, the sequel to Rich Man, Poor Man, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and small mark fore-edge, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., sl...

THOU SHALL NOT KILL.

Sentjurc, Igor, · 1963

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Constable, London, 1963, 1st edn., 353pp, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, decorated lettered dustwrapper, a novel of the German retreat from Stalingrad, lightly rubbed at tips, edges and free endpapers tanned, light stain top edge final blanks, dustwrapper: a little ...

FOXFIRE.

Seton, Anya, · 1951

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Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1951, 1st edn. US, 346pp, ochre yellow cloth with maroon title panel lettered in yellow at spine and upper board, fore-edge uncut, decorated lettered dustwrapper with pictorial panel by William Brass, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, light parti...

THE BENGALI INHERITANCE.

Sela, Owen, · 1975

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Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1975, 1st edn., 255pp, magenta cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by John Fewster, a detective story set on post WW2 Hong Kong, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

THE BIRDS OF PARADISE.

Scott, Paul, · 1962

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Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1962, 1st edn., 264pp, orange cloth lettered in gilt and pale blue at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, spine sunned, edges tanned and faintly foxed, dustwrapper: folding sl. misaligned, lightly rubbed at extrems....

OPERATION 10.

Scott, Hardiman, · 1982

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Bodley Head, London, 1982, 1st edn., 219pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Steve Crisp, a story of an IRA active service unit and a plot to kidnap Mrs. Thatcher, pages tanned, dustwrapper: repaired nick in top edge front flap fold, lightly rubbe...

SOUTH - Aspects and Images from Corsica, Italy and Southern France.

Sansom, William, · 1948

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1948, 1st edn., 198pp, black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, lower edge uncut, decorated lettered dustwrapper by John Piper, nine short stories, sl. sunning at spine ends, edges tanned and several small brown splash marks lower edg...

THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT.

Sanders, Lawrence, · 1986

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Putnam, New York, 1986, 1st edn US., 381pp, coloured endpapers, grey paper covered boards backed with black cloth at spine lettered in gilt, facsimile author signature in gilt upper bd., decorative head and tail bands, pictorial dustwrapper, a tale of murder and venality amon...

THE CASE OF LUCY BENDING.

Sanders, Lawrence, · 1983

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New English Library, London, 1983, 1st edn., 383pp, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound photo pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, dustwrapper: unrpiced, a little rubbed at extrems. and browned at upper edge, very goo...

THE CASE OF LUCY BENDING.

Sanders, Lawrence, · 1983

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New English Library, London, 1983, 1st edn., 383pp, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound photo pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed and faintly bumped at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: unpriced, a little rubbed and creased at extrems., very goo...

PAINTING IN BLOOD.

Sagan, Francoise, · 1988

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Aidan Ellis, Henley-on-Thames - UK, 1988, 1st edn. UK, 253pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd decorated lettered dustwrapper by Craig Dodd, edges tanned, ink inscr. top front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very goo...

DEAD RECKONING.

Ruff, Ivan, · 1987

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Heinemann, London, 1987, 1st edn., 231pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial collage dustwrapper by Graham Rawle, edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, faint foxing to flaps, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

A MOST PRIVATE INTRIGUE.

Rosten, Leo, · 1967

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Gollancz, London, 1967, 1st edn. UK, 270pp, magenta cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, edges tanned with three tiny fox marks upper edge, dustwrapper lightly rubbed at tips, spine and edges sl. sunned, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

THE FEBRUARY PLAN.

Roberts, James Hall, · 1967

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Andre Deutsch, London, 1967, 1st edn., 313pp, orange cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial montage dustwrapper by Beverley Lebarrow, edges tanned, ink name top cnr. front free endpaper, some sello stains to endpapers, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very ...

WIDE IS THE HORIZON.

Roberts, Cecil, · 1962

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Hodder and stoughton, London, 1962, 1st edn., 256pp, title and in text line ills. by david Knight, blue cloth with dark blue title panel at spine gilt, wraparound col'd pictorial dustwrapper by David Knight, sl. cocked, a little sunned at spine ends, edges tanned and faintly ...